LOS ANGELES -- On the 29th anniversary of Kirk Gibson's walk-off blast, the Los Angeles Dodgers added another chapter to franchise lore when Justin Turner thundered a game-winning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Dodgers a 4-1 victory in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs.

-- The situation: With the game tied 2-2 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took starter Jose Quintana out of the game in favor of reliever Hector Rondon. Chris Taylor stepped into the box to lead off for the Dodgers.

-- What happened next: Rondon, who was left off the division series roster but replaced Justin ...Read more

LOS ANGELES--The noise already felt deafening when Chris Taylor started to clap. He was a few strides away from second base. His go-ahead homer, the deciding stroke in a 5-2 Los Angeles Dodgers victory over the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, had already disappeared beyond the outfield fence. The applause from ...Read more

HOUSTON -- In the middle of the Houston Astros' second consecutive victory over the New York Yankees, Minute Maid Park became a playground, and major leaguers morphed into pre-teen pickup basketball players.

The Yankees had a man on second base in Saturday's fifth inning, trailing the Astros by one run. Justin Verlander whipped a slider across ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Corey Seager's "barking" back came back to bite the Dodgers' All-Star shortstop, who was absent from the National League Championship Series roster the team turned in Saturday morning before Game 1.

Seager, who suffered a back injury Monday while sliding during Game 3 of the NL Division Series, summed up his sorrow in two words. ...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy was said to be resting comfortably after undergoing an ablation in San Diego to treat an atrial fibrillation -- his second heart procedure this year and his third in the past three seasons.

"The procedure went extremely well and I'm feeling better," said Bochy, in a statement that the Giants relayed ...Read more

LOS ANGELES--Held out of workouts for the third consecutive day because of an issue with his back, Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager may not be able to play Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, manager Dave Roberts acknowledged at a workout on Friday.

Roberts described the injury as a "muscular issue." He insisted that he...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Patience paid off for the Cubs during an unforeseen incident on their flight from Washington to Los Angeles.

The Cubs didn't arrive in LA until about lunchtime Friday because of an illness to a member of their traveling party that necessitated an emergency landing in Albuquerque, N.M. By the time the passenger felt well enough ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- The road to the National League Championship Series for the Cubs traveled unexpectedly through Albuquerque.

That's where the Cubs made a pit stop because of a medical emergency involving a member of their traveling party and it postponed their arrival at their Southern California hotel until 12:30 p.m. local time Friday.